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Re: Need to generate passwords

From: PaulMmn <PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com>

> My theory for a secure password is to randomly pick a word and attach
> a number to it.  Grab any book, magazine, or dictionary.  Open a page
> at random, close your eyes, and point.  That word, plus the page
> number, is your new password.
>
> Secure?  Probably just as good as a randomly generated license-plate
> number, and a lot easier to remember.
>

no not secure at all. This type of password can easily be guessed in
a few seconds using a traditional "dictionary" attack.

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